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Quantum computing: The power of discord

Physicists have always thought quantum computing is hard because quantum states are incredibly fragile. But could noise and messiness actually help things along?

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Merali, Z. Quantum computing: The power of discord. Nature 474, 24–26 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/474024a

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